Those
Kenda Kanines are effectively just an '
after-market' tire sold by Kenda as an alternative to the factory/OEM spec 165/50R15
Kendas fitted/sold on new Spyders. The cynic in me suggests that they are very likely only made & sold in an attempt to cash in on the widespread dissatisfaction with the OEM Kendas, with little real changes besides the 'model name', some relatively minor tread pattern changes & possibly somewhat improved quality control on the manufacturing process, but that could be just my cynical nature shining thru?!
Still, I'm not sure that they make/sell them to suit the Ryker's 16" skinny front rims anyway; at least AFAIK they don't sell them in that 145/60R16 size here in Oz, so I don't know if you'd be able to get any Kenda Kanines to fit on the front of your Ryker anyway?! :dontknow:
That said, for anyone considering running Kanines over the OEM Kendas (where/if they even can!
) it appears that in most major respects, the Kanines are simply a '
slightly changed' version of the OEM Spec Kendas that we get from BRP/dealers on/for our Spyders anyway! :shocked: There's no significant &/or easily measured or tested differences between the Kanines and the 'normal' Kendas; except for the visible tread pattern differences, the labelling;
possibly some improvement in the Quality Control on their production line; and a few other minor 'appearance' differences... altho anecdotal evidence suggests that it does seem
likely (just not readily measurably or testable
) that there
ARE some minor differences in the make-up of the tread compound used, despite them being very close to the OEM Spec Kanines in all non-destructive comparison testing. :dontknow:
Just Sayin' :cheers:
